Curtain support



Oct. 22, 1940. E. VEAU CURTAIN SUPPORT Filed Sept. 13. 1958 PatentedOct. 22, 1940 UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims This inventionrelates to a support for sliding curtains of the type wherein slides inthe nature of balls or rollers are arranged in a longitudinally slottedtubular rod or pole and provided with depending hooks engageable withthe upper edge of the curtain, whereby the latter is suspended for beingreadily drawn to one-side. e

The primary object of the presentinvention is to provide an improvedcurtain support of the above kind, particularly useful in suspendingshower bath curtains in surrounding relation to a bathtub.

A more specific object of thepresent invention is to provide a curtainsupport of the above character, wherein simple and efflcient means isprovided for mounting the curtain rod and sustaining the weight of thelatter and the curtain in an emcient manner, as well as providing forconvenient mounting and dismounting of the m curtain rod.

With the above objects in view, the present invention consists in thenovel form. combina-` tion and arrangement of parts hereinafter moreully described, shown inthe accompanying u drawing and claimed.

In` the drawing:

Figura 1 is a view, partly in front elevation and partly broken away andin section,. of a curtain support constructed in accordance with thepres- :o ent invention and illustrated as it appears in use.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Flgure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse section on the plane of line 3-3 ofFigure 2. I

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view partly in side 3:, elevation and partlyin section, showing details of the mounting means illustrated in Figure3.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-8 of Figure 1.

- Figure 7 is a view similar to Flgure 3 illustrat- 40 ing a modifiedform of curtain rod. i

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 4 of -the construction shown inFigure 7.

Figura 9 is a. view similar to Figure 5 of the embodiment of Figure 7;and

45 Figure 10 is a section on line III-ID of Figure 9.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the present curtain support includesa suitable tubular curtain rod 5 having a slot 6' extendinglongitudinally therein from end to end of the same. Ar-

ranged in the tubular rod 5 are a plurality of slides 'l havingdepending hooks 8 or the like projecting outwardly through the slot 6and adapted for engagement with the upper edge of u the curtain 9 to beSuspended. The rod i may be of circular form in-cross section andprovided with the slot E at the bottom as illustrated in Flgures 1 to 6inclusive, in which case the slides 'l are in the nature of ballsloosely fltting within this tubular rod 5. However, as illustrated in '5Figures 7 to 10 inclusive, the rod E may be in the nature of avertically flattened tube having the slot 6 in one side thereof, inwhich case the slides 'E are in the nature of rollers arranged to rideon the lower wall of the rod and iournaled o upon laterally directedupper ends of the books 8 or the like. The rod 5 is shown of U-shape 'sothat the curtain 9 may be Suspended to depend in surrounding relation tothe outer side and the ends of a bathtub as required in connec- 15 tionwith showr bath curtains.

In accordance with the present invention, simple and eflicient means isprovided for eflectively removably supporting the curtain rod 5 inproper position with relation to and above the bathtub. As shown, eachend of the rod 5'is slidably fltted in a socket or sleeve member o of amounting bracket which includes a base flange il apertured for receptionof screws I! or the like whereby the bracket may be securely fastened tothe adjacent vertical wall at the inner side of the bathtub. Obviously,the sleeve or sccket ll will be of circular form when used in connectionwith the rod ot Figure 1, and will be of flattened, somewhat ellipticalform when used in connection with the rod of Figure 7. In order toremovably secure the ends of the rod in the sockets or sleeves lil ofthe respective end miounti'ng brackets, I preferably provide headed pinsI! extending through vertical slots M in the socket a or sleeve memberso and provided on their outer ends with knobs IS. Also, the ends of thecurtain rod are provided with bayonet slots IC whose upper horizontalportions open through the end edges of the rod to receive the pins ISwhen the 40 rod is inserted in the sleeves or sockets o of the mountingbracket and when the pins I! are disposed at the top of the slots II. Bythis arrangement, the pins !5 may be lowered in the slots !4 and theinner vertical portions of the bayonet slots IB after the ends of therod 5 are inserted in the sockets or sleeves o of the mounting vbracket, whereby the ends of the rod areefiecthesleevesorsocketsilotthemomting brackets. Oi course, the slides'I with their hooks I will be inserted in the rod from either or bothends thereof prior to engagement oi' the ends oi' the rod into thesockets or sleeves il oi' the mounting brackets.

while the ends of the rod are eirectively attacbed to the adjacent wallas described above, the curtain rod must be supported against sagging ata point intermediate the ends thereot so as to eflectively sustain theweight of the rod and the curtain suspended i'rom the hooks I. In orderto accomplish this without in any way interfering with the movement oithe slides 'I necessary when drawing the curtain to one side or back toits surrounding relation to the bathtub, I provide a center supportconsisting ot an elongated member l'i in the form o! a rod or chainhaving means II to attach the upper end thereoi' to the ceiling o! theroom and pro vided at its lower end with a split clasp i!adaptedtopartiallyembracethe rod lwitha strong z ipping engagement withthe latter. The clasp i! has the ends ot its iaws spaced apart adjacentbut at opposite sides oi the slot 8 intherodlsoastonot interferein anyway with movement oi' the slides il and the curtain suspendedtherei'rom. While the clasp I! will eflectively maintain its engagementwith the rod in opposition to the weight ot the latter and the curtain,said rod may be i'orcibly manually disengaged !rom the clasp whenever itis desired todismounttherodandthecurtain supported therefrom.

Prom the above description, it is believed that the construction as wellas the advantages of the present invention, will be readily understoodand appreciated by those skilled in the art. Minor changes in thespecific construetion and .m embodiment illustrated and described, arecontemplated within the spirit and scope o! the invention as claimed.While the complete rod is not illustrated in connection with theembodimentotmgures'ito9incluive,itwil1beunderstood that the same may beof general U-shape asillustrated withrespecttotherodinthe embodiment ofFigures 1 to 6 nclusive.

What I claim as new is:

i. A quickly demountable support tor sliding shower bath curtains,comprising a curtain rod of U-shape in plan providing an intermediateportion of a length substantially equal to the length oi the shower bathtub and long end portions extending at right angles to said intermediateportion and ot a length substantially equal -to the width o! said tubtor supporting the curtains in surrounding relation to the ends andouter side of said tub, means to detachably mount the rod includingbrackets adapted to be secured to a vertical wall, detachableconnections between said brackets and the ends of said -rod, andvertical elongated suspension means for the intermediate portion ot therod having means to attach the upper end of the same to a ceiling andmeans to detachably engage the curtain rod at the lower end thereof. 4

2. In a support for sliding shower bath or like curtains. a tubularcurtain rod, and means to detachably mount the ends of the rod upon avertical wall including a sleeve adapted ior snug reception ot theadjacent end of the rod and having an apertured attaching base flange,said sleeve being provided with a vertical elongated slot extendingtransversely oi the axis of the sleeve, a headed pin slidable in. saidslot and having an Operating knob on its outer end, and bayonet slots inthe ends of the rod opening through the end edges thereot !or receptionot said pins when arranged at the upper ends of said vertical slots ofthe sleeve, the inner vertical portions ci' said bayonet slots beingarranged to aiine with the vertical slots of the sleeves when the endsof the rod are inserted in' said sleeves so that iowering oi' the headedpins will efl'ect a lock connection between the sleeves and the ends ofthe rod.

EUGENE LE VEAU.

